§ 70-98. Legislative intent.

A Planned Unit Development District (PUD) is conceived and enacted to promote and protect the public health, safety, property values and general welfare of the Town of North Hempstead and to create the flexibility which is necessary to achieve environmentally sensitive, economically beneficial and socially desirable development which is more creative and imaginative in its land use and design than is possible under the more rigid, conventional regulations currently in place. The general comprehensive planning goals for this district are the following:

A. 

To promote the most desirable and suitable use of land on sites which are unique due to size and location and to preserve as much open space as is consistent with orderly development of a site.

B. 

To provide the opportunity for uses which satisfy Town-wide needs and are not otherwise available or only available in limited amounts throughout the Town.

C. 

To promote mixed and balanced development that will complement existing land use and transportation patterns so as to prevent the overcrowding of land and minimize congestion.

D. 

To regulate development in such a way as to help preserve Long Island's limited water supply and conserve other natural resources.

E. 

To allow for reasonable economic uses of land, consistent with the intent of this district and the capacity of the development.

F. 

To encourage innovation and flexibility in design while ensuring that potential environmental impacts are minimized.

G. 

To locate, plan and design or redesign communities so that they will have a clear "sense of place" and will enable residents to reside, work, shop and enjoy recreational activities in the same area.

H. 

To encourage the efficient provision and delivery of governmental services, including educational, cultural, recreational and emergency services.

I. 

To help assure that new development will be fiscally sound in terms of revenues produced versus expenditures required, including consideration of operating as well as capital costs for the services and facilities required for its residents.

Editor's Note: Former § 70-98, Application of provisions, was redesignated as § 70-99 10-8-1996 by L.L. No. 25-1996.

Amended 8-12-1980 by L.L. No. 10-1980; 7-9-1991 by L.L. No. 10-1991